A flawless production of THE MUSIC MAN at Hale Center Theater Orem
OREM — Professor Harold Hill is on hand to bring the band to River City, and he does so quite literally in a uniquely staged finale. As a great classic…
HCTO’s CLUE is a hilarious whodunnit
OREM — Clue, whether as a board game, a film, a video game, or many of its other iterations, has entertained people for over 70 years. The latest version is…
“It’s a fine life” if you get to see OLIVER! at HCTO
OREM — The best way to experience the work of Charles Dickens is in adaptations. By modern standards, most of Dickens’s novels are excessively wordy and overflow with superfluous subplots…
HCTO’s ONCE is so nice, go see it twice
OREM — Timeless, memorable, profound, jaw-dropping. These words swirled in my mind as I exited Hale Center Theater after seeing Once. Not every production has the benefit of magnificent original…
GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE at HCTO is a luxurious, dazzling farce
OREM — Something I love about the Hale Center Theater in Orem is that nearly every show feels dedicated to honest, exceptional storytelling. With a luxurious set, crisp dialects, and…
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is perfectly poised to Premiere at HCTO
OREM — Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you must have noticed the tremendous resurgence of Regency Era fandom. The recent Bridgerton television phenomenon…
Playwright Melissa Leilani Larson tells all for PRIDE & PREJUDICE
OREM — The first production in 2023 from Hale Center Theater Orem is a new adaptation of Jane Austen‘s comedy Pride and Prejudice. One thing that makes this production special…
HCTO’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a mixed bag of gifts
OREM — We all know the story: a crotchety old crook, a humanoid door knocker, 3 Christmas ghosts, a changed man, a goose, etc. Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is…
Ground broken for “The Ruth” theatre in Pleasant Grove
PLEASANT GROVE — On a chilly but sunny morning, the city of Pleasant Grove, Utah, celebrated the groundbreaking of the new home for company currently known as Hale Center Theatre…
Weak script sabotages SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN
OREM — In a conversation with a playwright, I once asked how he responded to people seeing his work. His response was that an audience loving it or hating it…